Controversial Stormwater Plan Approved

A
controversial set of revisions to Los Angeles County’s MS4 permit was
unanimously approved by the State Water Resources Control Board
recently. The revised permits face opposition from environmentalists
warning about loopholes which would allow cities to plan water capture
systems without ever building them, and from municipalities concerned
about the expense of the permits.

The
plan is seen as a model for other counties across California, but the
board is only willing to push it so far. “If we hear from our permittees
that they don’t believe this is meaningful and that they don’t buy into
green infrastructure and they think it’s too expensive… that’s a big
problem,” said board member Steven Moore.

In many ways, we are fortunate that, in our chosen profession, we are able to help people when certain disasters occur: the tornadoes in Missouri, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Georgia, the flooding in Louisiana, the snows in the northeastern part of the country, the rain in California, and the snow in Colorado....

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